Dollhouse S02E01

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ThatNickGuy

Anyone else catch last night's premiere? I have to say, the show is incredibly character driven and its characters are so very layered. I don't mean that in the different layers of the dolls, because even the non-doll characters are multi-layered like...the chick that runs the dollhouse whose name escapes me at the moment.

Anyway, my point is that Dollhouse is back and it's fantastic, as usual. Though, the appearances by other actors (Apollo! Wesley!) was a little off-putting; just enough to take me out of it for a second. In fact, when I first saw the guy that played Wesley on Buffy/Angel, I chuckled and said "Oh, Joss, you shameless whore, re-using actors". But then, if he likes the actor, why wouldn't he bring them back? After all, Summer Glau's coming in at some point, too. Apparently, not as a doll, as I'd originally assumed.
 
Rob King

Rob King

Hoo-kay. So. Finally got it on iTunes. I'll spoiler my thoughts, since there's no spoiler alert in the title.

Topher absolutely broke my heart this episode. I had sort of forgotten about the Whisky thing between seasons. But then watching her deal with who she was (and who created her) was incredible. Especailly watching her trying to figure out why Topher made her hate him. I felt really bad for her, and I felt pity for Topher, for whatever hidden self-loathing made him design her like that.

But then, when it comes out that he didn't make her hate him, that she basically decided to hate Topher all on her own ... it made me reconsider everything about Topher through the entire first season. How he must have felt about that. He said at one point that she had made her 'better' than him, but then, when the person he essentially designed to be better looked at him, the creator, and decided that he was despicable ...

Shit man. Topher Brink just became a tragic hero in my head.
 
Rob King

Rob King

Episode 2 is out.

Got back to the more formulaic structure.
I don't really mind, but I had sort of hoped we would see where Saunders got to, and perhaps some of the fallout of that. The closest we got was a new doctor who was on screen for ten seconds, and who I would guess, is an active.

Nothing really stuck out to me about this one.
 
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kaykordeath

Just caught up to episode 3 last night.

I think I'm becoming less of a fan.

I'll admit to liking the beginning episodes last year, even before Man on the Street. Having single episode contained stories with only a taste of a season-wide (or longer) sub-plot was, i think, the right way to kick off the show...help get the audience acquainted with the rules of the show's universe.

This year, though, it seems like they're trying so hard to touch on every single little nuance they've set up (including the episode 14 jump forward) that nothing seems to make sense.

The Dollhouse is supposed to be ultra-secretive, only those with piles of money and/or power would have access to it. But last week's single dad just seemed like some average top end executive. And now, a college professor!? So can any average shmoe just really rent a doll for the day all of a sudden?

And the whole "swapping imprints" just seemed TOO convenient. It was clear that Echo wasn't the only other active on assignment, but why was she the only one to receive Victor's "broadcast"....I'd have expected half a dozen dolls to receive the feedbacked imprint.

And as much as I adore the Topher character....just when are they going to let him stop trying these wildly elaborate "fixes?"
 
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Yeah, I have to agree. I'm still enjoying the show, but there's not a whole lot different with this season. I keep waiting for the bomb to drop that Ballard or even whatshername, the head of the Dollhouse, are also dolls. Or that they're all dolls working for a bigger corporation or something and it's some kind of an ultimate test, like the Dharma Project or something.

Honestly, you know what I think would be an interesting episode? Having one entirely from the point of view of someone that first finds out about or discovers the Dollhouse and asks for their services. I'd like to see what the process is to find out about it.

Fortunately, there's just enough keeping me coming back for now. Victor's dancing had me on the floor, I was laughing so hard. I was glad to see November back and how her and Ballard reacted to each other.

Plus, Summer Glau is in the next epsiode and it's directed by...Jonathan Frakes! So, that's enough for me, for now.
 
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Fun Size

I just have to throw in that I finally got the last disc of season one and saw the unaired episode. I know they said it wasn't that big a deal and if you missed it you'll still be into the show, but it seriously has changed how I'm going to watch the show from now on. It was amazing.
 
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